Location

Reports To:

Assistant Director of Clinical Services

Major Functions:

The Case Manager II provides case management/counseling/advocacy services to an assigned caseload and participates as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team to facilitate the client recovery/rehabilitation process. These goals are accomplished by providing individual and group counseling, making appropriate interventions as needed, and maintaining the healthy integrity of the program environment.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

Provides case management/advocacy services to an assigned caseload.

Participates in monitoring the therapeutic environment to ensure that behavioral guidelines are followed, a therapeutic milieu is maintained, and interpersonal relationships remain positive.

Provides individual counseling and facilitation of caseload group meetings and other assigned groups.

Assumes staff-on-duty assignments as requested, including the observation of urine specimen collection.

Assumes responsibility for medication management including the direct observation of clients during medication pass for adherence to their prescribed medication regime.

Conducts facility/safety runs and room checks as assigned to visually assess clients for the use of alcohol/ drugs or the environment of care for unsafe conditions.

Ensures the maintenance of accurate, complete, timely and high quality client records and reporting of client information that comply with external regulatory standards and agency policy and procedure.

Adheres to all responsibilities and duties of a New York State mandated reporter.